Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Watertown

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December 14, 2022
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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Watertown

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "architecture and engineering occupations" or "computer and mathematical occupations" were considered. Keep reading to discover the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in your city.

#8. Computer user support specialists

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $51,870
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,650
- Employment: 654,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)

#7. Architectural and civil drafters

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $57,570
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,620
- Employment: 101,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC ($76,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,700)
--- Anchorage, AK ($75,650)

#6. Network and computer systems administrators

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $75,510
- #312 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $91,250
- Employment: 316,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,440)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,370)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($110,930)

#5. Mechanical engineers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $84,970
- #266 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,000
- Employment: 278,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,540)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($128,790)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,030)

#4. Industrial engineers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $85,700
- #274 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,200
- Employment: 293,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($142,770)
--- Midland, TX ($129,440)
--- Billings, MT ($126,170)

#3. Civil engineers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $87,700
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,490
- Employment: 304,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,720)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,550)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($115,120)

#2. Computer systems analysts

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $93,730
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,210
- Employment: 505,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,650)
--- Huntsville, AL ($118,690)

#1. Software developers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $107,760
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

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